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Autism Immerses 2-year-olds In A Synchronized World – Science News

By: Bruce Bower

Autism immerses 2-year-olds in a synchronized world

When 2-year-olds with autism look at someone’s face, they may crave synchronized detection rather than social connection. Toddlers with this developmental condition track sounds and sights that occur together, such as a mother’s lips moving in time with sounds coming out of her mouth, rather than social cues, such as the gleam in that same mother’s eyes, a new study suggests.

via Science News / Autism Immerses 2-year-olds In A Synchronized World.

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Posted on March 31, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |

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